It had been a long time ago. Although she had been shocked by Jiang Qingwan's voice countless times, she still couldn't believe it.
Yu Sanniang has been in the capital all this time. She only has one legitimate son who is about the same age as Jiang Chuyuan. When did she have a daughter?
No matter how hard she tried to recall it, she couldn't remember the incident.
But then, Jiang Qingwan's thoughts refreshed her cognition again.
[Her daughter is Ruan Hezhu, the illegitimate daughter of her and Jiang Weiyan.]
[When she was born, she was sent to a remote place by her trusted confidant and raised by Ruan Xiucai, who was only a scholar at the time. It was through this daughter that Ruan Xiucai established a relationship with Yu Sanniang and rose from a scholar to the fourth-rank official in Beijing.]
Ruan Hezhu is the child of Yu Sanniang and Jiang Weiyan. Yu Shulan felt dizzy and wondered how this could happen.
Jiang Weiyan seemed to have deep feelings for Su Wu and was willing to give up his son for her. However, he had been secretly having an affair with Yu Sanniang and had done such a shameful thing.
It's true that you can only judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart.
[Everything Ruan Hezhu did later went smoothly, thanks in no small part to the support of his biological parents, Yu Sanniang and Jiang Weiyan.]
As soon as she heard Jiang Qingwan say this, Yu Sanniang took out something and placed it in front of Yu Shulan.
"Sister, sister-in-law has something good for you."
[Hey, the heroine made soap so quickly? ]
Yu Shulan's eyes flickered, and she asked with feigned curiosity, "What is this? It looks so ugly and rough."
"Sister, don't be fooled by its unrefined appearance. It has a great purpose. This is called soap and can clean stains. Let the servant demonstrate it to you and your sister-in-law."
Yu Sanniang waved her hand, and the servant beside her skillfully brought a basin of water and threw a dirty handkerchief into the basin.
Put some soap on it and rub it gently, and the handkerchief will become clean and tidy again.
"It's so magical, much better than soap beans." Pan said in surprise.
Yu Sanniang raised her chin and said proudly, "This thing has many uses. It can not only be used for washing clothes, but also for washing hands and taking a bath. It also has a nice fragrance after use."
"Why is Sanniang still concerned about laundry? No matter how useful this soap is, we don't need to wash clothes. As for bathing and washing hands, applying this laundry detergent on your body is really scary."
Yu Shulan said coldly, "Which company sold this, and how did it get to me?"
"This..." The smile on Yu Sanniang's face faded a little. "This was made by the daughter of the Ruan family. Madam Ruan gave it to me when she was a guest at the mansion two days ago. I thought it was useful, so I wanted to share it with my sister and sister-in-law."
"The daughter of the Ruan family, Ruan Hezhu?" Pan frowned and glanced at Yu Shulan. "Sanniang, you weren't at the full moon banquet last night. You didn't know that Ruan Hezhu is really not a quiet woman."
"How could she be so restless when she just came of age? I've also heard about the full moon banquet. Miss Ruan said something wrong, but sister shouldn't have bothered with a junior. These ten blows are really too severe."
She was so angry when she thought about how her own daughter had just arrived in Beijing, was first pushed into the lake by Jiang Qingluo, then beaten with a stick by Yu Shulan, and later was almost beaten to death by a Taoist priest.
Sooner or later, she will get back at them for what they did to Ruan Hezhu, but now is not the time.
"How could it be too severe? Sanniang, did you hear what Madam Ruan said? At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said he would execute her, and it was only because my sister pleaded for her that the punishment was reduced."
Before Yu Shulan could speak, Pan retorted dissatisfiedly, "You shouldn't get too close to the Ruan family."
"She knows she was wrong last time. I think Miss Ruan is pretty and talented. She's making soap, which is a good thing that benefits the people."
Yu Sanniang wanted to help the Ruan family, especially Ruan Hezhu, to get into the circle in Beijing and kept saying good things about her.
"Sister, sister-in-law, Miss Ruan's soap shop will be opening the day after tomorrow. Why don't we go and show our support?"
She looked at Yu Shulan hopefully. Yu Shulan had a high prestige in the circle of ladies in Beijing. If she could go to support her, Ruan Hezhu's soap shop would surely become a hit.
"It's just a small shop. New shops open in Beijing every day. Even if this soap is good, it's not worth our support."
Yu Shulan looked at Yu Sanniang in confusion, "Sanniang, you're taking Miss Ruan's affairs too seriously. If you didn't know, you'd think she was your daughter."
Hearing this, Yu Sanniang's heart skipped a beat, and a trace of guilt flashed in her eyes, "I wish I could have such a good daughter."
"You know what, Miss Ruan really does look a bit like Sanniang."
Pan said in surprise, "Especially these eyes."
"Sister-in-law, you're talking nonsense again." Yu Sanniang forced a smile. "This is the first time I've met Miss Ruan. How could she be my daughter?"
"Why are you so nervous, Sanniang? We naturally know that she is not your daughter. We were just joking."
Yu Shulan said casually.
[Mother, this is not a joke. Ruan Hezhu is indeed Yu Sanniang's illegitimate daughter, but this fact was never revealed in her previous life.]
[Not long after, Yu Sanniang adopted Ruan Hezhu as her goddaughter. After Ruan Hezhu became the Crown Princess, Yu Sanniang's status also rose, and she was granted the title of First Rank Marquis's Wife, enjoying immense glory.]
[But these people's success was all achieved by stepping on the corpses of their Jiang family members.]
Illegitimate daughter? Yu Shulan lowered her eyes. No matter how well they covered up the dirty deeds they did, there would always be flaws.
Once she finds evidence, she will expose them.
I wonder how exciting it will be when the Chen Palace, which has always been very concerned about its reputation, finds out that the daughter-in-law it has chosen is an illegitimate daughter.
She couldn't wait to see the scene.
Yu Sanniang felt guilty about what she said, and fearing that she would be exposed, she did not dare to mention the matter of asking the two men to go and show her support. She said some irrelevant words and then said goodbye.
"This Sanniang is acting strangely today. She usually looks down on those petty officials, but why is she so concerned about the Ruan family's affairs?"
Pan couldn't help muttering that although Yu Sanniang pretended to be able to please everyone, she was very good at dealing with people.
But that was only the case for families with higher status than the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion. She had never bothered to pay attention to some minor officials without any background.
Although Pan doesn't like to play any tricks, she is a very insightful person.
"Maybe there is something about the Ruan family that attracts her." Yu Shulan sighed. She had never been able to understand her sister's thoughts before.
But she just felt that it was not easy for her, a concubine's daughter, to be the wife of an earl, so she just wanted to help her more. She didn't expect that she had such great malice towards herself and the entire Yu family.
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